Aromas, California
| Aromas | |
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| census-designated place | |
Downtown Aromas
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 Location in Monterey County and the state of California |
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 Location in San Benito County and the state of California |
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 Aromas
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| Coordinates: 36°53′13″N 121°38′29″W / 36.88694°N 121.64139°WCoordinates: 36°53′13″N 121°38′29″W / 36.88694°N 121.64139°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| Counties | Monterey, San Benito |
| Government | |
| • State Senators | Anthony Cannella (R) and Bill Monning (D) |
| • Assembly Members | Mark Stone (D) and Anna Caballero (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Jimmy Panetta (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.747 sq mi (12.294 km2) |
| • Land | 4.736 sq mi (12.267 km2) |
| • Water | 0.011 sq mi (0.027 km2) 0.22% |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,650 |
| • Density | 560/sq mi (220/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95004 |
| Area code(s) | 831 |
| FIPS code | 06-02812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1657949 |
Aromas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, and San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 2,650 at the 2010 census.
The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Monterey County to the west and San Benito County to the east. The Santa Cruz County line is less than a mile to the northwest, and Santa Clara County is about two miles (3 km) to the north. Its population was almost equally distributed between the two counties with 1,358 in Monterey County and 1,292 in San Benito County; this was down from a population of 2,797 during the 2000 census (1,427 in Monterey County and 1,370 in San Benito County). Aromas is one of four CDPs in California that are divided between two or more counties. The others are Kingvale (divided between Placer County and Nevada County), Kirkwood (divided between Alpine County and Amador County), and Tahoma (divided between Placer County and El Dorado County).
Aromas is located at 36°53′13″N 121°38′29″W / 36.88694°N 121.64139°W (36.886988, -121.641396). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.747 square miles (12.29 km2). 4.736 square miles (12.27 km2) of it is land and 0.011 square miles (0.028 km2) or 0.22% is water.
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